Bassman:
Hi, Kevmac,!0 minutes extra fastening down is always better than time spent picking it up off the roadside or , heaven forbid, off some innocent motorist. I agree with what you say about having that load on a flat.
Cheers Bassman
Always thought when t/liners came in,certain loads were better on a flat as it was easier to see if anything was shifting,i was brought up on flats and r/s so never minded having one on.
regards dave.
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ramone:
It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead crane
Overhead cranes were a bit of a luxury in my memory. We used to collect woolsacks from farms & smallholdings around Gloucestershire, one, two or perhaps three at each call.
I wish I had a pound for every time I knocked on the farmhouse door, only to be told by the lady of the estate that, “He’s gone to market but I can show you where the wool is”.
Ooh, the swearing that ensued as I struggled to heave the sacks up on top of the load using nothing but a rope and a gallon of sweat. I did have some experience of loading bales of cotton out of Liverpool docks in the 60s via the notorious “gravity crane”. Elf & Safety, again!
And don’t forget stopping on the motorway slip roads at both ends to check tightness. Probably get done for stopping these days 
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead crane
is that a load of wool or what ? jeh
jeh:
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead craneis that a load of wool or what ? jeh
Thats just a fair load jeh ! What weight,about,would that load be ? The Diesel tank is non-standard by the looks of it !! Nice shot of yesteryear though,some of these modern day Jockey’s would crap themselves if faced with a motor and a load like that to-day------ first roundabout Whey hey !!! Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
jeh:
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead craneis that a load of wool or what ? jeh
Thats just a fair load jeh ! What weight,about,would that load be ? The Diesel tank is non-standard by the looks of it !! Nice shot of yesteryear though,some of these modern day Jockey’s would crap themselves if faced with a motor and a load like that to-day------ first roundabout Whey hey !!! Cheers Bewick.
dennis
would that not be a second tank as another photo of a newer reiver has the tank on the other side. jeh
jeh:
Bewick:
jeh:
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead craneis that a load of wool or what ? jeh
Thats just a fair load jeh ! What weight,about,would that load be ? The Diesel tank is non-standard by the looks of it !! Nice shot of yesteryear though,some of these modern day Jockey’s would crap themselves if faced with a motor and a load like that to-day------ first roundabout Whey hey !!! Cheers Bewick.
dennis
would that not be a second tank as another photo of a newer reiver has the tank on the other side. jeh
Quite possibly jeh as the Albion tanks were long thinnish round ones! Cheers Dennis.
once picked up a load of mdf ex liverpool docks forgot me straps no ropes 22 ton 40 foot flat better not tell dad he will kill me,risked it to preston load never moved as did i on driver seat,cacked meself for an hour never again.jamie
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead craneis that a load of wool or what ? jeh
These were our “loads of wool” 24 ton loads of baled trim from the Bowater/Rexam plants back into East Lancs Paper Mill at Radcliffe.We had some big nets made to measure which were far better, easier and quicker than using main sheets.
rigsby:
good job that it’s not mdf , you’d need to strap every layer , awful stuff that , you daren’t move once the straps are off
I remember loading that stuff out of Dor to Dor in Gatwick, mostly to a fruit machine factory in south Wales. It was a bit hairy seeing it moveing about 
A bit like the stacks of concrete reinforcing.
i di a couple of loads like that from kilsyth to bolton , top weight 24 tons and it was all out of date government magazines and pamphlets . didn’t have fancy nets though just had to use 26x26 main sheets . i didn’t use the fly sheet though as it was an outside tip .
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It would be good to see some photos of nicely roped and sheeted loads of wool has anyone got any ,the loading was an art in itself especially if loading from an overhead craneis that a load of wool or what ? jeh
Just looked at an enlarged version of the red Reiver.
The “second fuel tank” turns out to be a wooden box, presumably for carrying the usually wet ropes. Most of our “old timers” were still storing wet ropes in the passenger footwell in the hope that they would dry out before they were needed again. I preferred to tie my wet ropes on the headboard rather than put up with the smell of drying hemp.
Bet the driver in the photo didn’t load them one at a time, off the barn floor, on his own!
